“‘I will guarantee to you that in the future, if there are any instances of terrorism, or instances that the state considers to be ‘terrorism’ or an attack, and the Taliban accept responsibility for it, we’ll give you proper space to give your point of view that will be broadcast on TV or detailed in newspapers without any slant,’ Chaudhry said on air. ‘But for this, I’d like a guarantee from you that you won’t attack anyone in the media.’
Ehsan, the TTP spokesman seemed amenable to the offer: ‘Of course, God willing,’ he replied before adding a critical caveat. “I’ll promise you that if the Pakistani media gets out of the war and holds to its practice of journalism and doesn’t promote propaganda then we won’t have to attack them.’”

— my article for Foreign Policy about the public affairs war between the Pakistani Taliban and the country’s media